VF Brand: Global Supply Chain Strategy ABSTRACT: This case examines VF Brands global supply chain strategy. Historically, VF has used a combination of in-house manufacturing and traditional arms-length sourcing arrangements. At the time of the case, the company is considering a third approach to supplier relations that involves much closer cooperation and partnerships. The goal of this "third way" approach is to create a sourcing relationship that combines some of the virtues of vertical integration
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recognizable brand name and strong image. However, their traditional business practices are becoming increasingly inefficient and costly. Operating within a environment of large scale demand variations which have grossly inflated manufacturing, inventory, and transportation costs Giorgio Maggiali, director of Barilla's logistics department is proposing an innovative idea created by his predecessor Brando Vitali called Just-in-Time Distribution (JITD). This is a significant change from their traditional
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Stock control and inventory Stock control is used to show how much stock you have at a point in time, and how you keep track of it. It applies to every item you use to produce from raw materials to finished goods and whether it is a product or service. It covers stock at each stage of the production process, from purchase and delivery to using and re-ordering the stock. Having the right amount of stock is important as it ensures that capital is not tied up unnecessarily, and protects
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1. Draw a system diagram showing the product and information flows between WGD and FastFit, starting with FastFit placement of an order through when it makes payment for goods received. 2. Receive sa an order 2. Receive sa an order 1. Makes an order 1. Makes an order WGD WGD 3. Sends FastFit an invoice for the order 3. Sends FastFit an invoice for the order FastFit FastFit 4. Sends order details( finalized shipping information) 4. Sends order details( finalized shipping
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distribution network including independent third party distributors and due to such a multi-echlon network, Barilla has been experiencing large amounts of variability in demand which are resulting in operational inefficiency and increased manufacturing, inventory and distribution costs. The proposed JITD system required the distributors to share their sales data with Barilla, who would then forecast and deliver appropriate amounts of products to the distributors at the right time in order to effectively
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transaction. Classical inventory theory usually assumes that the inventory on record is accurate and thus reflects the actual inventory level. However, in practice the inventory on record is not always accurate. The exact inventory level is not known to managers, and can deviate from the actual inventory level. There are many possible reasons for such discrepancies between the inventory on record and the actual inventory level, including transaction errors, misplaced inventory, spoilage, defective
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Merloni Elettrodomestici SpA – Transit Point Experiment Case Study Introduction |Merloni Elettrodomestici SPA (Merloni) is a major Italian manufacturer of high quality domestic appliances –of the | |‘free-standing’ and ‘built-in’ varieties, both in Italy and throughout Europe. Founded in the year 1975 as Merloni | |Elettrodomestici SpA by Vittorio Merloni, as a spin-off from Industrie Merloni. It was renamed Indesit Company S.p.A in | |2005 after a company it acquired
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on October 31, 1969. Wal-Mart is running Combined Supply-Chain Model, which means Wal-Mart get goods from manufacturers and sells it to retailers and end consumers. It is using a systematic logistics process in its supply chain system in term of inventory, order processing and distribution system. Wal-Mart’s process of procurement involves reducing its purchasing costs as far as possible so that it can offer best price to its customers. Wal-Mart is running two types of system in procurement which
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Matt Lemming Accounting 111 12/15/11 Evaluation of Corporate Financial and Sustainability Reporting: Coca-Cola The company that I chose was The Coca-Cola Company. Their last fiscal year ended on December 31st, 2010. “Coca-Cola is the world’s largest nonalcoholic beverage company” (Coca-Cola). They distribute and market more than 500 nonalcoholic brands from soda pop, to juices, to even sports drinks. Coca-Cola is known as the world’s most valuable brand that owns four of the planets top five
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designed for 40" x 48" x 72" pallets, your theoretical capacity would be 1,000 full pallets or 80,000 cubic feet (80 cubic Ft. per pallet times 1,000 pallets). I call this theoretical capacity because, for a variety of reasons related to your specific inventory and storage
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